Next IT Founder and CEO Fred Brown
Named Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year®
2009 Award Finalist in the Pacific Northwest
SPOKANE, Wash. (June 11, 2009) – Next IT Corporation today announced that Founder and CEO Fred Brown is a finalist for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2009 Award in the Pacific Northwest. According to Ernst & Young LLP, the awards program recognizes entrepreneurs who demonstrate extraordinary success in the areas of innovation, financial performance and personal commitment to their businesses and communities. Brown was selected as a finalist from nearly 65 nominations by a panel of independent judges. Award recipients will be announced at a special gala event on June 26, 2009 at the Seattle Sheraton.
“It is an honor to be recognized alongside some of the best and brightest entrepreneurs in the northwest,” said Brown. “It’s an even greater honor knowing that this recognition is in large part due to the talented innovators at Next IT.”
The Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year awards program celebrates its 23rd anniversary this year. The program has expanded to recognize business leaders in over 135 cities in 50 countries throughout the world.
Regional award recipients are eligible for consideration for the Ernst & Young LLP Entrepreneur Of The Year national program. Award recipients in several national categories, as well as the overall national Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year award recipient, will be announced at the annual awards gala in Palm Springs, California on November 14, 2009. The awards are the culminating event of the Ernst & Young Strategic Growth Forum, the nation’s most prestigious gathering of high-growth, market-leading companies.
Sponsors
Founded and produced by Ernst & Young LLP, the Entrepreneur Of The Year awards are pleased to have the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation and SAP America as national sponsors.
In the Pacific Northwest, sponsors include The Big Picture Film and Video Arts, Scherzer International, Seattle Business and The Summit Group.
About Next IT Corporation
Next IT’s Human Emulation Software™, ActiveAgent™, creates Virtual Experts that are redefining the communication between people and technology, with customers such as Alaska Air (www.alaskaair.com), U.S. Army (www.goarmy.com), Continental Airlines and Merrill Lynch. ActiveAgent accurately understands and interprets natural language questions and delivers exact results across multiple service channels such as the Web, contact center, intranet, mobile devices, and more. For more information on Next IT, please email info@nextit.com or visit www.NextIT.com.
About Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur Of The Year® Awards Program
Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur Of The Year® Award is the world’s most prestigious business award for entrepreneurs. The award makes a difference through the way it encourages entrepreneurial activity among those with potential and recognizes the contribution of people who inspire others with their vision, leadership and achievement. As the first and only truly global award of its kind, the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® award celebrates those who are building and leading successful, growing and dynamic businesses, recognizing them through regional, national and global awards programs in more than 135 cities in 50 countries.
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Jennifer Snell
Next IT Corporation
509-242-0776
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